Listening to this album last month, on headphones, with a beer, on a Balearic beach watching the sun go down over the sea = probably my most contented moment of the year. I unresevedly fucking love this album now.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 25 October 2007 22:09 (5 years ago) Permalink
Damn, I should have had this with me in Hawaii. Oh well.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 25 October 2007 22:21 (5 years ago) Permalink
gr8080 was playing it in his car at one point, though, so that worked.
life's a beach, ILX
― cutty, Thursday, 25 October 2007 22:25 (5 years ago) Permalink
OMG that Kylie mix. Can these guys please become pop producers immediately. Surely Goldfrapp or somebody are looking for a new sound rightaboutnow.
― Tim F, Thursday, 25 October 2007 22:32 (5 years ago) Permalink
fuck this kylie remix is awesome.
― gr8080, Thursday, 25 October 2007 22:39 (5 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, it's like the best possible outcome you could expect from the phrase "Studio remix Kylie". I love how they make their sound just that much lighter and airier for her so that you can hear the pop song beating at the center of the remix, while not sacrificing a bit of their own atmospheric attractions. That guitar refrain is glorious.
Also, people who like the spacier/percussive end of Studio's stuff should really check out Deadbeat's Resident Advisor podcast.
― Tim F, Thursday, 25 October 2007 22:43 (5 years ago) Permalink
someday in the future there will be a plugin in reason that just cranks out "studio remakes" of whatever songs you want and adds that awesome guitar and beat and i will never listen to anything else again
― max, Thursday, 25 October 2007 22:44 (5 years ago) Permalink
Wow, this remix is one of the best things I've heard all year! Thanks max!
― Clay, Thursday, 25 October 2007 22:54 (5 years ago) Permalink
i also have this if ppl are interested the keys (studio remix) - the rubies
― max, Friday, 26 October 2007 18:43 (5 years ago) Permalink
yeah this is fire
― deej, Friday, 26 October 2007 18:46 (5 years ago) Permalink
oh i love that rubies remix - where can i get it at good quality? is it out?
― jed_, Friday, 26 October 2007 19:33 (5 years ago) Permalink
thanks max
loving the remix, thanks max
― pc user, Friday, 26 October 2007 19:44 (5 years ago) Permalink
yeah if someone has a better quality rip of that id love to hear it
― max, Friday, 26 October 2007 19:53 (5 years ago) Permalink
is that the 96kbps rip that's been floating around the blogs?
super good but the quality just kills it :(
― lucas pine, Friday, 26 October 2007 20:32 (5 years ago) Permalink
i don't know...all these Studio remixes are making me like them less. reducing it to a formula, i suppose.
― nerve_pylon, Saturday, 27 October 2007 19:57 (5 years ago) Permalink
(Good shout on the Deadbeat podcast by the way Tim, this is wonderful)
― Matt DC, Saturday, 27 October 2007 21:12 (5 years ago) Permalink
Is West Coast itself still only available on vinyl? I have no problem with Yearbook 1 per se (elongated version of Origin especially). But the edited version of Self Service breaks my heart, especially as it does away with my favourite bit (the trancey Europop keyboards playing softly in the background in the middle, that then pitch up).
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 22:39 (5 years ago) Permalink
i have a CD called West Coast...isn't it Yearbook 1 that's still vinyl only?
― jabba hands, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 22:51 (5 years ago) Permalink
i don't think west coast was ever on cd? do you have a promo?
― cutty, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 22:54 (5 years ago) Permalink
http://www.phonicarecords.co.uk/detail.aspx?ID=22810
― jed_, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 23:18 (5 years ago) Permalink
nope i bought it from here: http://www.inf000.com/
but it has the extended Out There and the shorter Self Service, which is what Matt has on Yearbook? i'm so confused..
― jabba hands, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 23:18 (5 years ago) Permalink
extended Origin i mean
― jabba hands, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 23:21 (5 years ago) Permalink
it's the same edition as the 2007 west coast lp, which means same tracklisting as 2006 west coast lp but with yearbook 1 versions of the songs
― lucas pine, Thursday, 1 November 2007 00:09 (5 years ago) Permalink
we've been through this upthread.
― gr8080, Thursday, 1 November 2007 01:58 (5 years ago) Permalink
To be clear:
The long version of "Self Service" and the short versions of "Indo" and "Origin" are only on the 2006 edition of West Coast.
The versions of the tracks on the the 2007 edition of West Coast are the same as on Yearbook 1, however the tracklisting is the same as for the 2006 edition of West Coast.
The 2007 edition of West Coast is available on both vinyl and CD. The 2006 edition was only ever released on vinyl.
It does seem odd that they went for the shorter version of "Self Service" for the re-release - despite the edition of the piano it's not a patch on the original extended version.
― Tim F, Thursday, 1 November 2007 04:17 (5 years ago) Permalink
can't be bothered to check if anyone's posted live vids upthread ...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=p2k5nwddr7s
bit of a tighter budget than daft punk :)
kylie remix makes me wanna roll around in the surf with a lover
― jaime, Thursday, 1 November 2007 07:24 (5 years ago) Permalink
How long is the longer / better version of 'Self Service'? On the copy I have, it's 8m 16s...
― sam500, Thursday, 1 November 2007 08:01 (5 years ago) Permalink
That's the long version. The short version is only about 4 or 5 minutes.
― Tim F, Thursday, 1 November 2007 09:28 (5 years ago) Permalink
and the short version is the newer version.
― gr8080, Thursday, 1 November 2007 09:59 (5 years ago) Permalink
the old school cd back looks sick
― mizzell, Thursday, 1 November 2007 14:55 (5 years ago) Permalink
Love it!
Having lived with the newer versions of the songs for a couple of days I will happily give up the old Self Service if it means getting the new, longer Indo. Those two intertwining guitar refrains = sublime! I love the way it feels so propulsive despite the fact there's not a sniff of a beat.
That and the revamped Origin (love that chunky bassline) have cemented its album-of-the-year status for me.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 3 November 2007 12:08 (5 years ago) Permalink
Tonight this seems like the best album in the world.
― J0rdan S., Friday, 7 December 2007 08:35 (5 years ago) Permalink
so, that 120 Days album is kind of like a really bad version of this, maybe? Will Lindstrom as producer improve them at all?
― mizzell, Friday, 7 December 2007 15:22 (5 years ago) Permalink
omg that cover
<3
― strongohulkington, Friday, 7 December 2007 15:42 (5 years ago) Permalink
no comply 12":
+ West Coast LP:
= yearbook 1 CD
― gr8080, Friday, 7 December 2007 18:09 (5 years ago) Permalink
Will Lindstrom as producer improve them at all?
wait what?
― gr8080, Friday, 7 December 2007 18:32 (5 years ago) Permalink
oh wait you mean 120 days. never mind.
― gr8080, Friday, 7 December 2007 18:33 (5 years ago) Permalink
why is this totally impossible to find?
― Shakey Mo Collier, Friday, 7 December 2007 18:34 (5 years ago) Permalink
order it from amazon.
― J0rdan S., Friday, 7 December 2007 18:37 (5 years ago) Permalink
unlesss you want the 12" or something.
http://www.inf000.com/
― J0rdan S., Friday, 7 December 2007 18:40 (5 years ago) Permalink
that's what I'm talkin 'bout - thx man!
― Shakey Mo Collier, Friday, 7 December 2007 18:40 (5 years ago) Permalink
holy shit $40!
― Shakey Mo Collier, Friday, 7 December 2007 18:41 (5 years ago) Permalink
lol. amazon has the CD new for 14.99 but if you want the LP idk what to tell you.
― J0rdan S., Friday, 7 December 2007 18:43 (5 years ago) Permalink
goddamn weak dollar
― Shakey Mo Collier, Friday, 7 December 2007 18:43 (5 years ago) Permalink
other than it's probably worth $40 tbh.
I only asked cuz I've been keeping an eye out for this at various record stores and never ever seen it anywhere. I dunno, maybe for xmas...
― Shakey Mo Collier, Friday, 7 December 2007 18:44 (5 years ago) Permalink
we've had it at Amoeba here in SF for months....
Information was being distro'd by Amato, who went down spectacularly a few weeks ago. here in SF, i was buying them through Forced Exposure (who bought thru Amato), and we were getting them at a decent domestic price - it retailed for $15. Since Amato went down, Forced is out of stock and who knows when they'll restock.
I bought some from one our UK distros as a stopgap - but they're hitting the floor for $23, a huge bummer. On the flipside, i contacted the label themselves who agreed to sell me as many as i wanted for the same price Forced was selling them. if you can wait, i would. the price will come down soon enough.
― BATTAGS, Friday, 7 December 2007 18:48 (5 years ago) Permalink